If things go Martin Damon's way, he'll have the best excuse for being late to work today.
The avid English football fan will be watching this morning's semifinal between Croatia and Damon's motherland, England, to see who will progress into the final of this year's Fifa World Cup.
If England go through, it will be a dream come true for the Tauranga real estate agent.
"I've watched nearly every game. I get right into it. I've been right into it since I was a young boy," he said.
Damon had faith his team would pull through but if he was being honest, he was also happy they had simply made it this far.